Argentina has become the 100th Contracting State to the mandatory International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations on cutting air pollution from shipping. The regulations in Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) address air pollution from ships and include energy efficiency and fuel quality requirements designed to reduce harmful .
100th State joins air pollution treaty
Argentina has become the 100th Contracting State to the mandatory International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations on cutting air pollution from shipping.
The regulations in Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) address air pollution from ships and include energy efficiency and fuel quality requirements designed to reduce harmful emissions from shipping.
With Argentina s ratification, the regulations now apply to 96.65% of world merchant shipping by tonnage.
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim welcomed the latest ratification. The Annex VI regulations limit air pollutants from shipping and improve energy efficiency, helping to combat climate change by reducing CO2 emissions from shipping. I am pleased that we now have 100 Contracting States and encourage others who have not yet done so, to become a party to this important treaty, Mr Lim said.
Press Release – Transport and Infrastructure Committee You can now have your say on the Maritime Transport (MARPOL Annex VI) Amendment Bill, a government bill that is currently before the Transport and Infrastructure Committee. This bills core purpose is to address the impacts of shipping emissions. …
You can now have your say on the Maritime Transport (MARPOL Annex VI) Amendment Bill, a government bill that is currently before the Transport and Infrastructure Committee.
This bill’s core purpose is to address the impacts of shipping emissions. It aims to do this by aligning New Zealand laws with Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).